Antichrist (film)

Infobox_Film
name = Antichrist


caption =
director = Lars von Trier
producer = Bettina Brokemper, Meta Louise Foldager
writer = Lars von Trier
Anders Thomas Jensen
narrator =
starring = Willem Dafoe
Charlotte Gainsbourg
music = |
cinematography = Anthony Dod Mantle
editing = Anders Refn
distributor = ACME, California Filmes, Central Partnership, Estinfilm, Gutek Film, Lucky Red, Palador Pictures, Pars Film, Prorom Media-Trade, & Seven Films
released =
runtime = 100 mins
country = Denmark
language = English
budget = $11,000,000
gross =
preceded_by =
followed_by =
website =
amg_id = 1:375451
imdb_id = 0870984 |

"Antichrist" is a 2009 horror film directed by Lars von Trier who also co-wrote the film with Anders Thomas Jensen. The film is about a couple who, after the death of child, retreat to a cabin in the woods where they encounter strange and terrifying occurrences. Starring Charlotte Gainsbourg and Willem Dafoe, the film is currently in pre-production and slated to begin filming at the end of August. [ [http://chud.com/articles/articles/15928/1/CC-VON-TRIER039S-ANTICHRIST-GETS-CAST/Page1.html Chud.com] ]

Plot

A couple go to a cabin in the woods to recoup from the death of their child, where they find out that the Devil actually created and runs the world. [ [http://www.darkhorizons.com/news08/080813g.php Darkhorizons] ]

Production

Lars von Trier has completed financing. The film's budget is around $11 million, with the Danish Film Institute putting in $1.5 million and Filmstiftung Nordhrein-Westfalen in Germany contributing $1.3 million. [ [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117989669.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=horror Variety] ] [ [http://www.movienetnews.com/genres/horror/lars-von-triers-antichrist-firms-up-the-cash/ Movienetnews] ] Apart from von Trier’s own company Zentropa, other co-producers are Sweden’s Film i Vast, Italy’s Lucky Red, and France’s Liberator Productions, Slot Machine and Arte France. [ [http://www.nordiskfilmogtvfond.com/news_story.php?cid=1014&sid=10&ptid=4 Nordiskfilmogtvfond.com] ] Trier's Zentropa has major distribution set in place: ACME (Lithuania), California Filmes (Brazil), Central Partnership (Russia), Estinfilm (Estonia), Gutek Film (Poland), Lucky Red (Italy), Palador Pictures (India), Pars Film (Iran), Pro Film (Bulgaria), Prorom Media-Trade (Romania), and Seven Films (Greece). [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0870984/companycredits Company credits on IMDB] ]

Cast

*William Defoe
*Charlotte Gainsbourg

Nicole Kidman had been approached to star, but turned it down. [ [http://www.screamindemon.com/2008/08/13/defoe-to-become-the-%E2%80%9Cantichrist%E2%80%9D/ SvcreaminDeamon] ]

After training at a camp in the Czech Republic the supporting cast of trained animals; The Deer (played by Fiona), the Fox (Bonifac) and the Crows (Blue and No-Name) are now ready to join Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Gainsbourg at the location ‘Eden’ in the forests near Cologne, Germany. [ [http://www.chud.com/articles/articles/16022/1/WE-FORGOT-TO-TELL-YOU-ABOUT-THE-ANTICHRIST/Page1.html Chud.com] ] [ [http://weblogs.variety.com/thompsononhollywood/2008/08/von-trier-meets.html Thompson on Hollywood] ] [ [http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/we-present-to-you-the-rest-of-the-cast-for-lars-von-triers-antichrist/ Twitchfilm: "We Present To You The Rest Of The Cast For Lars von Trier’s ANTICHRIST"] ] [ [http://www.chud.com/articles/articles/16022/1/WE-FORGOT-TO-TELL-YOU-ABOUT-THE-ANTICHRIST/Page1.html Chud.com, paragraph 3] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0870984/maindetails Antichrist] "imdb.com"
* [http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:375451~T2 Antichrist] "AMG"
* [http://cineuropa.org/newsdetail.aspx?lang=en&documentID=86129 cineuropa.org]
* [http://fataculture.wordpress.com/2008/08/13/dafoe-and-gainsbourg-cast-in-von-triers-antichrist/ Fafaculture]
* [http://twitchfilm.net/site/view/dafoe-gainsbourg-von-triers-antichrist-finally-lands-a-cast/ Twitchfilm]
* [http://twitchfilm.net/site/entry-images/category/C190/ Twitchfilm images of trained animal cast]
* [http://www.cinematical.com/2008/08/13/von-triers-antichrist-moving-forward-with-dafoe-and-gainsbour/ Cinematical]
* [http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/08/dafoe-starring-in-lars-von-triers-antichrist.html Pastemagazine]
* [http://www.filmstalker.co.uk/archives/2008/08/von_triers_antichrist_gains_da.html Filmstalker]
* [http://www.esplatter.com/news.php?id=598 ESplatter]
* [http://www.aintitcool.com/?q=node/37908 aintitcool.com]
* [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4758403,00.html artistdirect.com]
* [http://www.newstin.com/show-similar.a?edition=us&document_id=73935602&group_id=en-010-004937898&similarFilter=ALL newstin.com]
* [http://www.eitorf.de
* [http://www.dfi.dk/english/Danish+films/FeatureFilmsByYear/filmFact.htm?FilmID=17271 dfi.dk "filmfact"]